Digital Issue 03.05.15

Here is the paper for Thursday, March 5, 2015. Check back every Friday to get your copy on your computer, Smartphone, eReader or tablet to take with you on-the-go! If it works or doesn’t work on your device, let us know and we can make a note of it to improve the experience, or if […]

GCC Invites Input on Future Project

By Ted AYALA On the cusp of the contraction of phase one of the city’s Glendale Narrows Riverwalk project, the Glendale City Council voted to accept community input that had been gathered for public space concepts. Three workshops were held by the city and Atkins North America, Inc. of Los Angeles that gathered feedback from […]

Preliminary Diagonal Crosswalk Comments and Figures

Below are the preliminary results of a nonscientific poll that Crescenta Valley Weekly initiated regarding the recently installed diagonal crosswalk at Ocean View and Honolulu in Montrose. The comments are from people who are familiar with Montrose and the new diagonal crosswalk. CVW continues to accept feedback on this issue. Those interested in commenting can […]

Dangers of Vaping, Hookah and E-Cigs Shared at Meeting

Dangers of Vaping, Hookah and E-Cigs Shared at Meeting

By Isiah REYES The dangers of vaping, hookah, and e-cigarettes were presented by Glendale Police Officer Joe Allen to the parents attending the CV Alliance meeting on Tuesday. Allen said teens can easily buy e-cigarettes, citing that they have access to their parents’ credit cards and can purchase them online. A recent report published in […]

David Simpson Mason

David Simpson Mason

  October 31, 1929 – January 24, 2015 David S. Mason of La Crescenta, California, died peacefully at his home on January 24, 2015.  He was born in Torrance, California, the son of late Thomas Francis and Eva Gay Mason, youngest of 3 children.  David graduated from John Marshall High School located in Los Angeles […]

Richard George Hingston

Richard George Hingston

1928 – 2015 Born in Montrose in 1928, Richard George Hingston passed away Jan. 17 in La Crescenta. He loved Crescenta Valley and never moved from it. “Where else can you live in the mountains and be 30 minutes from the beach and desert?” he’d ask. During WWII he was a student at Glendale High […]

Kenneth Frank Baxter

      It is with much sadness that we announce that Kenneth “Kenny” Frank Baxter passed away at 6:03 pm, Monday,  February 23rd. He was 70 years old. Born to Floyd and Bea Baxter in Los Angeles, June 26, 1944. Kenny worked for the La Cañada Water District for over 40 years. He was […]

‘Legal Clarification’ Needed in Sagebrush Talks

‘Legal Clarification’ Needed in Sagebrush Talks

By Jason KUROSU The Glendale Unified School District recently met with members of the La Cañada Unified School District to discuss the GUSD proposal for the Sagebrush territory transfer, a meeting which GUSD Superintendent Richard Sheehan called “productive” but left both districts with talking points requiring further legal clarification. Sheehan said that “it was reiterated […]

Funding for DNA Lab Moves Forward

By Jason KUROSU The nonprofit Community Foundation of the Verdugos is hoping to sustain the Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory’s funding through an initiative that is more than halfway to its $250,000 goal. Titled the Glendale-Burbank DNA Justice Project, the Foundation seeks to raise funds to help the laboratory purchase more equipment for DNA analysis at […]

Candidates Tackle Traffic, Districting and Common Core

Candidates Tackle Traffic, Districting and Common Core

With elections just weeks away, candidates attend local forums to address community concerns. By Jason KUROSU Candidates for Glendale City Council and the Glendale Unified School District are making their rounds on the debate circuit in preparation for the April 7 election. City council candidates appeared at two local forums, one at the La Crescenta […]